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O.J. Simpson’s Blood Money

So “If I Did It,” O.J. Simpson’s pseudo tell-all about the killings of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson, will see the light of day after all … thanks to Goldman’s family, of all people.

Back when the book was originally set to be released, the Goldmans successfully launched a campaign against the publisher and Fox, which was going to promote the book. But then after the publisher pulled the plug, Ron’s father, Fred Goldman, fought to obtain the rights. At the time, it was reported that he would release the book under the title “Confessions of a Double-Murderer,” which struck me as a good idea — a way to make some money off a text that’s sure to go public, somehow, eventually (even if only leaked on the Net), while exposing O.J. to shame.

But from the latest reports, it looks like the book will go out with O.J.’s original dishonest title, “If I Did It.” And the text will apparently remain unchanged, which is unfortunate, given that Simpson surely wrote it in such a way as to make himself out as a hero or martyr, without truly accepting responsibility for the killings.

All in all, it’s understandable why Brown’s family would be outraged about this. And yet, that outrage is tempered by the fact that its attorneys have also maneuvered to try to get a cut of the revenues.

It’s hard to root for anyone in this fight. Best bet: Just don’t buy the book at all.